sandy, the boston marathon bombing, and the fertilizer plant explosion in west texas are examples. what you see in the slide represents what emergency response rings to these disasters. represented in the and planningdards document. with superstorm sandy, we heard about many of the responses. local health departments experienced their share of challenges. were challenging. they had to coordinate in some of the hardest hit areas of the , making sure they had food, water, and life-saving , and working alongside hospitals that need to before and after the storm. in new jersey health officials partnered to provide emergency services for residents and activated volunteers to take care of the welfare of those affected by the storm. not seen it, go to many lessons were learned from hurricane sandy. most important is the need to coordinate so no community goes unassisted. another thing was the importance of understanding the role media and how in disaster local organizations need to be able to meet the needs of their communities and the response. the boston marathon bombing in april involv